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We investigate the Lawson genus 2 surface by methods from integrable system theory. To this surface we derive a globally defined meromorphic DPW potential, which is determined up to two unknown functions depending only on the spectral parameter.
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Heller, S. Lawson’s genus two surface and meromorphic connections. Math. Z. 274, 745–760 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00209-012-1094-9
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